Concerts | Emerging Artist Series

Joey DeSanctis  (b. 1997)
Spirals  (world premiere)

Paul Novak  (b. 1998)
gravity dances  (world premiere)

i. stumbling dance
ii. sinking dance
iii. hurtling dance

Ben Rieke  (b. 2000)
Words Without Songs  (world premiere)

Yeeun Sim  (b. 2002)
Solitary Iceberg  (world premiere)

Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby  (b. 2000)
Late Eclipses in the Sun and Moon   (world premiere)

i. Love, and be silent
ii. Our darker purpose
iii. A chance which does redeem all sorrows

Ludwig van Beethoven  (1770 – 1827)
arr. Martin Bresnick  (b. 1946)

Coriolan Overture

Martin Bresnick  Director, New Music Workshop
Lisa Moore  piano/conductor

Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble
Ning Zhang  clarinet — Yuki Mori  trombone — Makana Medeiros  percussion
Liam Wooding  piano — Lauren Conroy  violin
Thomas Hung  cello  —  Alyssa Peterson  double bass

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Joan Tower  (b. 1938)
Copperwave  

Looking Glass Brass
Alisa Crüger-Cain  trumpet
Sam Friedman  trumpet
Lily Judge  horn
Alex Russell  trombone
Meredith Q. Fuller  tuba

Valerie Coleman  (b.1970)
Tzigane for Wind Quintet

Anastasia Samsel  flute​​​​​​​
Lauren M. Smith  oboe
Nikki Pet  clarinet
Duncan Henry  bassoon
Franco Augusto Ortiz  horn

Robert Schumann  (1810-1856)
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, No. 3 in g minor, Op. 110

i. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch
ii. Ziemlich langsam — Etwas bewegter — Tempo I
iii. Rasch — Etwas Zuruckhaltend bis zum langsameren Tempo — Tempo I
iv. Kräftig, mit Humor

Trio Rai
Motti Fang-Bentov  piano
Tiffany Chang  violin
Mari Nagahara  cello

Jeff Scott (b. 1967)
Startin' Sumthin'

Joanne Lee  flute​​​​​​​
Mickenna Keller  oboe
Alice McDonald  clarinet
Anjali Pillai  bassoon
Aliceyn Covington  horn
 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (1756-1791)
Quintet for Strings in D Major, K. 593

i. Larghetto — Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Menuetto: Allegretto
iv. Allegro

Miranda Werner  violin
Tong Chen  violin
Natalie Clarke  viola
Lindan Burns  viola
Joan Herget  cello

Johannes Brahms  (1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87

i. Allegro
ii. Andante con moto
iii. Scherzo: Presto — Poco meno presto
iv. Finale: Allegro giocoso

Jieun Park  piano
Samuel Andonian  violin
Ayoun Alexandra Kim  cello

Robert Schumann   1810-1856
String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3

i. Andante espressivo — Allegro molto moderato
ii. Assai agitato
iii. Adagio molto
iv. Finale: Allegro molto vivace

Eunseo Laura Lee  violin
Sory Park  violin
Sofia Gilchenok  viola
Michael Zyzak  cello

Béla Bartók   1881-1945
String Quartet No. 4 in c minor, Sz. 91

i. Allegro
ii. Prestissimo, con sordino
iii. Non troppo lento
iv. Allegretto pizzicato
v. Allegro molto

Minji Lee  violin
Ashley Yoon  violin
Emily Rekrut-Pressey  viola
Elena Ariza  cello

Jeff Scott   b. 1967
Sermon for Saints and Sinners 
Poetry by A.B. Spellman
(24 minutes)

i.  Demons Within
ii.  Blues for the Chuckle Up Man!
iii.  Sermon
iv.  Epilogue: A Street Anthem

Jeff Scott  narrator

Looking Glass Brass
Alisa Crüger-Cain  trumpet
Sam Friedman  trumpet
Lily Judge  horn
Alex Russell  trombone
Meredith Q. Fuller  tuba

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Antonín Dvořák   1841-1904  
Piano Trio in e minor, Op. 90, "Dumky"
(34 minutes)

i.  Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento
ii.  Poco adagio — Vivace non troppo
iii.  Andante — Vivace non troppo
iv.  Andante moderato — Allegretto scherzando
v.  Allegro — Meno mosso
vi.  Lento maestoso — Vivace

Trio Rai
Motti Fang-Bentov  piano
Tiffany Chang  violin
Mari Nagahara  cello

Carl Nielsen   1865-1931
Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43
(24 minutes)

i.  Allegro ben moderato
ii.  Menuet
iii.  Praeludium: Adagio. Tempa con variazioni

Anastasia Samsel  flute
Lauren M. Smith  oboe
Nikki Pet  clarinet
Duncan Henry  bassoon
Franco Augusto Ortiz  horn
 

Francis Poulenc   1899-1963
Sextet for Piano and Winds
(19 minutes)

i.  Allegro vivace: Très Vite et emporte
ii.  Divertissement: Andantino
iii.  Finale: Prestissimo

Bogang Hwang  piano 
Joanne Lee  flute​​​​​​​
Mickenna Keller  oboe
Alice McDonald  clarinet
Anjali Pillai  bassoon
Aliceyn Covington  horn

Anthony Barfield   b. 1983
Gravity
(4 minutes)

Looking Glass Brass
Alisa Crüger-Cain  trumpet
Sam Friedman  trumpet
Lily Judge  horn
Alex Russell  trombone
Meredith Q. Fuller  tuba
 

Paul Hindemith   1895-1963
Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
(13 minutes)

i.  Lustig. Mäßig schnell Viertel  (Merry. Moderately fast quarter notes)
ii.  Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise  (Waltz. Consistently very soft)
iii.  Ruhig und einfach  (Calm and simple)
iv.  Schnelle Viertel  (Fast quarter notes)
v.  Sehr lebhaft  (Very lively)

Joanne Lee  flute​​​​​​​
Mickenna Keller  oboe
Alice McDonald  clarinet
Anjali Pillai  bassoon
Aliceyn Covington  horn
 

Dmitri Shostakovich   1906-1975
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
(30 minutes)

i.  Allegretto
ii.  Moderato con moto
iii.  Allegro non troppo
iv.  Adagio
v.  Moderato

Sory Park  violin
Eunseo Laura Lee  violin
Lindan Burns  viola
Michael Zyzak  cello

Ludwig van Beethoven   1770-1827
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp"
(34 minutes)

i.  Poco Adagio — Allegro
ii.  Adagio, ma non troppo
iii.  Presto
iv.  Allegretto con variazioni

Tong Chen  violin
Samuel Andonian  violin
Sofia Gilchenok  viola
Ayoun Alexandra Kim  cello

Robert Schumann   1810-18567
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
(29 minutes)

i.  Sostenuto assai — Allegro ma non troppo
ii.  Scherzo: Molto vivace
iii.  Andante cantabile
iv.  Finale: Vivace

Bogang Hwang  piano
Ashley Yoon  violin
Emily Rekrut-Pressey  violin
Elena Ariza  cello

Irving Fine   (1914-1962)
Partita for Wind Quintet
(17 minutes)

i.  Introduction and Theme: Allegro moderato
ii.  Variation: Poco vivace
iii.  Interlude: Adagio
iv.  Gigue: Allegro
v.  Coda: Lento assai

Joanne Lee  flute​​​​​​​
Mickenna Keller  oboe
Alice McDonald  clarinet
Anjali Pillai  bassoon
Aliceyn Covington  horn

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet in g minor, Op. 25
arranged for Piano and Wind Quintet
by Samuel Baron
(43 minutes)  

i.  Allegro
ii.  Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo
iii.  Andante con moto
iv.  Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto

Jieun Park  piano
Anastasia Samsel  flute
Lauren M. Smith  oboe
Nikki Pet  clarinet
Duncan Henry  bassoon
Franco Augusto Ortiz  horn

Ludwig van Beethoven   (1770-1827)
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, "Archduke"
(38 minutes)  

i.  Allegro moderato
ii.  Scherzo: Allegro
iii.  Andante cantabile, ma pero con moto
iv.  Allegro moderato

Trio Rai
Motti Fang-Bentov  piano
Tiffany Chang  violin
Mari Nagahara  cello

Franz Joseph Haydn  (1732-1809)
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob III:78, "Sunrise"
(23 mintes)

i. Allegro con spirito
ii. Adagio
iii. Menuetto: Allegro
iv. Finale: Allegro, ma non troppo

Eunseo Laura Lee  violin
Minji Lee  violin
Natalie Clark  viola
Elena Ariza  cello

Louise Farrenc  (1804-1875)
from Sextet in c minor, Op. 40
(17 minutes)

i. Allegro
ii. Andante sostenuto

Jieun Park  piano
Joanne Lee  flute​​​​​​​
Mickenna Keller  oboe
Alice McDonald  clarinet
Anjali Pillai  bassoon
Aliceyn Covington  horn

Felix Mendelssohn  (1809-1847)
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1
(30 minutes)

i. Molto Allegro vivace
ii. Menuetto: Un poco Allegretto
iii. Andante espressivo ma con moto
iv. Presto con brio

Samuel Andonian  violin
Miranda Werner  violin
Emily Rekrut-Pressey  viola
Michael Zyzak  cello

Antonín Dvořák  (1841-1904)
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
(31 minutes)

i. Allegro con fuoco
ii. Lento
iii. Allegro moderato, grazioso
iv. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

Bogang Hwang  piano
Tong Chen  violin
Sophia Gilchenok  viola
Joan Herget  cello

Tielman Susato (c. 1510 – 1570)
arr. Urban Agnas
Renaissance Dances
(7 minutes)

Looking Glass Brass
Alisa Crüger-Cain  trumpet
Sam Friedman  trumpet
Lily Judge  horn
Alex Russell  trombone
Meredith Q. Fuller  tuba

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Mother Goose for Woodwind Quintet
arr. Frank Morelli
(17 minutes)

i. Pavane for Sleeping Beauty
ii. Tom Thumb
iii. Little Ugly One, Empress of the Pagodas
iv. Conversations of Beauty and the Beast
v. The Fairy Garden

Anastasia Samsel  flute
Lauren M. Smith  oboe
Nikki Pet  clarinet
Duncan Henry  bassoon
Franco Augusto Ortiz  horn

Ravel
String Quartet in F Major
(27 minutes)

i. Allegro moderato — Très doux  (Very soft)
ii. Assez vif (Pretty sharp) — Très rythmé  (Very rhythmic)
iii. Très lent  (Very slow)
iv.  Vif et agité  (Lively and restless)

Ashley Yoon  violin
Sory Pary  violin
Lindan Burns  viola
Ayoun Alexandra Kim  cello